Exercises That You Should Avoid Doing

It’s no secret that exercising on a regular basis is good for you.
However, there are exercises that can actually do more harm than good, fitness
trainers admit. Either they can put your joints in danger or simply waste your
time.

This article will discuss some of the exercise moves that you
should turn your back on.

Got family members and friends who are just as fitness-minded like
you? Then make sure that you share this article on your various social media
sites to that they could also avoid the following exercises:

Crunches

If you think that doing crunches can make your belly fat disappear
into thin air, better think again. It’s not washboard abs that you might get
from crunches, but achy lower back and neck especially if you perform them
incorrectly.

Rather than spend a great deal of time on carrying out crunches
and putting your spine in peril, fitness experts say that it’s a much better
idea for you to focus on doing planks instead.

Doing planks is great for strengthening your core muscles. Not
only will it make your tummy flatter, but also make your back stronger and more
resistant to aching.

Leg Raises

You may have heard or read somewhere that leg raises are
phenomenal flatteners of the abdomen, in particular the lower portion of it.
According to fitness experts, however, leg raises can put a lot of stress on
your lower back — no one can have a smooth-sailing day with a lower back that
hurts.

Besides, just like crunches leg raises are incapable of making fatty
tissue in your midsection melt off.

Again, it’s a much better idea for you to spend your time on doing
planks rather than leg raises. Can’t completely turn your back on doing leg
raises? In order to keep your risk of hurting your lower back to a minimum,
fitness experts suggest for you to raise one leg at a time.

Tricep Dips

Women who like to have slimmer upper arms most especially are
heads over heels with tricep dips. While it’s true that tricep dips can in fact
target the triceps — the muscle situated opposite your biceps — you may end up
with injured shoulders sooner or later doing them.

Fitness experts say that your shoulder joint is comprised by a lot
of bones and can perform a wide range of movements, but it’s one of the least
stable joints in your body.

Needless to say, your shoulder joint requires a lot of TLC, which
is a favor that you are not providing it with each time you perform tricep
dips. While at the gym, you could lower your risk of ending up with a shoulder
injury by doing cable tricep extensions instead.

Knee Tuck Jumps

Most people who could perform knee tuck jumps flawlessly and for several
reps at a time tend to look really fit. This is exactly the reason why you may
be encouraged to make knee tuck jumps part of your exercise regime.

It’s a good idea for you to give knee tuck jumps a knee to the groin
— they’re bad for you, fitness experts say.

It’s quite evident that knee tuck jumps can injure your weight
bearing joints such as the ankles and knees. This is most especially true if
you perform them on concrete — it’s for the same reason exactly why you don’t
see NBA players playing basketball on concrete.

Deep Squats

Everyone knows that squats are great for giving the bum a
head-turning shape. If you think that squatting beyond the recommended
90-degree angle will give you much noticeable results at a much faster rate,
think again.

Fitness experts agree that doing deep squats (also known as full
squats) won’t give you the buttocks of your wildest dreams but what most nightmares
of athletes are made of: a knee injury.

To sum up, the closer you take your behind to the floor while
doing squats, the bigger your risk of ending up with an injured knee. There’s no
need for you to turn your back on knee squats, though — just make sure that you
do squats in the customary and correct manner.

It’s no secret that exercising on a regular basis is good for you. However, there are exercises that can actually do more harm than good, fitness trainers admit. Either they can put your joints in danger or simply waste your time.

This article will discuss some of the exercise moves that you
should turn your back on.

Got family members and friends who are just as fitness-minded like
you? Then make sure that you share this article on your various social media
sites to that they could also avoid the following exercises:

Crunches

If you think that doing crunches can make your belly fat disappear
into thin air, better think again. It’s not washboard abs that you might get
from crunches, but achy lower back and neck especially if you perform them
incorrectly.

Rather than spend a great deal of time on carrying out crunches
and putting your spine in peril, fitness experts say that it’s a much better
idea for you to focus on doing planks instead.

Doing planks is great for strengthening your core muscles. Not
only will it make your tummy flatter, but also make your back stronger and more
resistant to aching.

Leg Raises

You may have heard or read somewhere that leg raises are
phenomenal flatteners of the abdomen, in particular the lower portion of it.
According to fitness experts, however, leg raises can put a lot of stress on
your lower back — no one can have a smooth-sailing day with a lower back that
hurts.

Besides, just like crunches leg raises are incapable of making fatty
tissue in your midsection melt off.

Again, it’s a much better idea for you to spend your time on doing
planks rather than leg raises. Can’t completely turn your back on doing leg
raises? In order to keep your risk of hurting your lower back to a minimum,
fitness experts suggest for you to raise one leg at a time.

Tricep Dips

Women who like to have slimmer upper arms most especially are
heads over heels with tricep dips. While it’s true that tricep dips can in fact
target the triceps — the muscle situated opposite your biceps — you may end up
with injured shoulders sooner or later doing them.

Fitness experts say that your shoulder joint is comprised by a lot
of bones and can perform a wide range of movements, but it’s one of the least
stable joints in your body.

Needless to say, your shoulder joint requires a lot of TLC, which
is a favor that you are not providing it with each time you perform tricep
dips. While at the gym, you could lower your risk of ending up with a shoulder
injury by doing cable tricep extensions instead.

Knee Tuck Jumps

Most people who could perform knee tuck jumps flawlessly and for several
reps at a time tend to look really fit. This is exactly the reason why you may
be encouraged to make knee tuck jumps part of your exercise regime.

It’s a good idea for you to give knee tuck jumps a knee to the groin
— they’re bad for you, fitness experts say.

It’s quite evident that knee tuck jumps can injure your weight
bearing joints such as the ankles and knees. This is most especially true if
you perform them on concrete — it’s for the same reason exactly why you don’t
see NBA players playing basketball on concrete.

Deep Squats

Everyone knows that squats are great for giving the bum a
head-turning shape. If you think that squatting beyond the recommended
90-degree angle will give you much noticeable results at a much faster rate,
think again.

Fitness experts agree that doing deep squats (also known as full
squats) won’t give you the buttocks of your wildest dreams but what most nightmares
of athletes are made of: a knee injury.

To sum up, the closer you take your behind to the floor while
doing squats, the bigger your risk of ending up with an injured knee. There’s no
need for you to turn your back on knee squats, though — just make sure that you
do squats in the customary and correct manner.